The Minster took two centuries to build (1220-1420) and stands on the vestiges of a church where John of Beverley , Bishop of Hexham and York lies in rest. The Minster is 101 m long, almost the size of a cathedral. Building began at the east end in ..

Founded c. 1120, St Mary's was soon adopted by the Guilds. A tower was added in 1524. The tiny Chapel of St Michael , with its ingenious spiral staircase dates from the same period as the Percy tomb in the Minster. 140 carvings of medieval musica..